Workplace vaccination policies – legal advice

Thinking of putting a workplace vaccination policy in place? Here’s what you need to know.

Given the rapid progression of the Delta variant and the precedents coming from some U.S. and Canadian companies, and more recently the B.C. Government’s announcement on the proof of vaccination order, more and more private businesses have also been considering workplace vaccination policies, either mandatory or voluntary.

Dr. Bonnie Henry said on August 12, 2021: “These are business decisions that they (the individual workplaces) need to make in conjunction with their own labour lawyer advisors but I do think it is a perfectly valid thing.”

Our workplace legal specialist, Chris Drinovz, answered some basic questions members have been asking us about.

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Related story: Almost eight in 10 support proof-of-vaccine requirement to visit public places: poll (link)